Below is Gordon Johnston’s monthly(ish) newsletter on what to watch for in the skies. Note those in North America will have a really nice opportunity to view a full lunar eclipse in a week or so. While being wowed by the beauty of the event, my mind will likely wander to the red color the moon will take on. That red will come from, as Gordon writes below, “all the sunrises and sunsets of the Earth all at once.” What’s happening there is the Sun’s light is passing through Earth’s atmosphere, getting bent a little bit, and then bouncing off

Tonight we get an introduction to the scientific method, and an explanation its origins. Awesome. Most people don’t know where it originated, much less from whom. Should be fun! We’ll also learn about the electromagnetic spectrum, visible light, light we can’t see… and (I hope?) how we can use that to look for life in the cosmos.

Yes, we’re also big fans of Game of Thrones at the blog:

Awesome collision of shows here: "The night is dark and full of terrors"/"Hiding in the light." #GoT#Cosmos